One wonders whether Team India did need the two warm-up games, given that they would have already got heated' up over the last three months or so; having undertaken a rather arduous Kiwi tour for starters and then having all its cricketers represent one franchisee or the other in the IPL. However, given that the games have been planned, there are two stand-out factors that could ensure that Team India bounce back from their first game defeat to their now-famous T20-nemesis, New Zealand (read more).

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